tuck
51tuck in — {v. phr.} To place the covers carefully around the person (usually a child) in bed. * /When I was a child, my mother used to tuck me into bed every night./ …
52tuck — 1) to take the fish from a seine by means of a tuck net 2) to enclose fish in a net by drawing the openings together 3) one of the lines drawn tight in a cast net 4) quantity of fish taken in on …
53tuck — 1. verb /tʰʌk/ a) To push the end (or ends) of a fabric based item out of sight as in tuck in your shirt or I tucked in the sheet . He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket. b) To place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden The sofa tucks nicely… …
54tuck in — phr verb Tuck in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chin, ↑sheet, ↑shirt, ↑wing …
55tuck up — phr verb Tuck up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑knee …
56tuck — See: nip and tuck …
57tuck\ in — v. phr. To place the covers carefully around the person (usually a child) in bed. When I was a child, my mother used to tuck me into bed every night …
58tuck — n food. The first version of the word is typ ical of British public school vocabulary, the second Australian. Both date from the 19th century and probably derive from the verb to tuck in(to) , which originally implied the humorous notion of… …
59tuck — the cosmetic removal of surplus fat or flesh by surgery The imagery is from adjusting clothing, whence also to tuck, to perform such a procedure: And the people who live here have all got tucks in their faces, porcelain teeth, plastic… …
60tuck — I. n. 1. Small sword, rapier, bilbo. 2. Tuck net. 3. Pull, lugging. 4. Horizontal fold, plait. II. v. a. 1. Pack, stow, fold under, press together. 2. Press in bed clothes, wrap, infold …
